String puppet - String puppet

Japanese: 糸操り人形 - いとあやつりにんぎょう
String puppet - String puppet
It is a form of puppetry in which a dozen or so strings are hung from above and a tool called a "teita" (hand plate) is used to manipulate the puppet. There are two types of puppet: the Edo-style puppet, and the Takeda puppet, which became independent in Osaka. Here we will explain about Edo-style puppets.

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Japanese:
上から垂らした十数本の糸と手板〔ていた〕という道具で人形をあやつる芸の事です。江戸で生まれた糸あやつり人形と、大阪へ独立した竹田人形があります。ここでは江戸糸あやつり人形について説明します。

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